No. 10-699
Title:
Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky, Petitioner
v.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
Docketed:November 29, 2010
Linked with 10A227
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  Case Nos.:(07-5347)
  Decision Date:July 10, 2009
  Rehearing Denied:June 29, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 27 2010 Application (10A227) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 27, 2010 to November 26, 2010, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Aug 31 2010 Application (10A227) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 26, 2010.
Nov 24 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2010)
Dec 21 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 28, 2011.
Dec 28 2010 Letter of December 22, 2010, from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed)
Dec 29 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Congress Member Anthony Weiner filed.
Jan 27 2011 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 25, 2011.
Feb 23 2011 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 25, 2011.
Mar 25 2011 Brief of respondent Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State in opposition filed.
Apr 6 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 22, 2011.
Apr 12 2011 Reply of petitioner M. B. Z., By his Parents and Guardians, Ari Zivotosky filed. (Distributed)
Apr 25 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 29, 2011.
May 2 2011 Petition GRANTED. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: " Whether Section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, impermissibly infringes the President’s power to recognize foreign sovereigns.”
May 26 2011 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 29, 2011.
May 26 2011 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 23, 2011.
Jul 29 2011 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)
Jul 29 2011 Brief of petitioner Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky filed.
Aug 4 2011 Brief amicus curiae of American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists filed. (Distributed)
Aug 5 2011 Brief amici curiae of Members of the United States Senate, et al. filed.
Aug 5 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Zionist Organization of America filed.
Aug 5 2011 Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed.
Aug 5 2011 Brief amicus curiae of The Lawfare Project filed.
Aug 8 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 7, 2011.
Aug 10 2011 CIRCULATED
Aug 11 2011 Letter from counsel for amicus Zionist Organization of America proposing to lodge non-record material.
Aug 16 2011 Record received from U.S.C.A. for D.C. Circuit. (1 box)
Sep 23 2011 Brief of respondent Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State filed. (Distributed)
Sep 30 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Peace Now filed. (Distributed)
Oct 24 2011 Reply of petitioner Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky filed. (Distributed)
Nov 7 2011 Argued. For petitioner: Nathan Lewin, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Mar 26 2012 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Breyer, J., joined as to Part I. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Apr 27 2012 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 2 2012 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for District of Columbia Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Nathan Lewin Lewin & Lewin, LLP(202) 828-1000
    Counsel of Record1775 Eye Street, N.W.
Suite 850
Washington, DC  20036
nat@lewinlewin.com
Party name: Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky
Attorneys for Respondent:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
Other:
Michael S. Gardener One Financial Center (617) 542-6000
Boston, MA  02111
msgardener@mintz.com
Party name: Anti-Defamation League, et al.
 
Stephen R. Greenwald Garson, Segal, Steinmetz, Fladgate LLP(212) 380-3623
164 West 25th Street, Suite 11R
New York, NY  10001
Party name: American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
 
Margaret Elizabeth Krawiec 1440 New York Avenue, NW (202)-371-7303
Washington, DC  52441-3725
margaret.krawiec@probonolaw.com
Party name: Americans for Peace Now
 
Paul Kujawsky Law Office of Paul Kujawsky(818)-389-5854
5252 Corteen Place No. 35
Studio City, CA  91607
pkujawsky@caappeals.com
Party name: Congress Member Anthony Weiner
 
Randy M. Mastro Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP(212) 351-4000
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10166-0193
rmastro@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Members of the United States Senate, et al.
 
David I. Schoen 2800 Zelda Road(334) 395-6611
Suite 100-6
Montgomery, AL  36106
dschoen593@aol.com
Party name: Zionist Organization of America
 
Michael W. Schwartz 51 West 52nd Street(212) 403-1229
New York, NY  10019
mwschwartz@wlrk.com
Party name: The Lawfare Project